Spanish unit 7 - Global issues
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ahorrar
to save
la basura
rubbish
la bolsa de plastico
plastic bag
el carton
cardboard
cerrar
to shut off / to close
el contenedor
container
en vez de
instead of
intentar
to intend to
la lata
tin / can
el malgasto
waste
el papel
paper
la papelera
wastepaper basket
la pila
battery
el plastico
plastic
ponerse
to put on
los productos quimicos
chemicals / chemical products
el proyecto
project
recargable
rechargeable
reciclar
to recycle
reulitizar
to reuse
le Tierra
Earth
tirar
to throw away
tratar de
to try to
el vidrio
glass
la basura
rubbish
la bombilla (de bajo consumo)
(low energy) light bulb
el combustible
fuel
combatir
to fight / combat
la contaminacion atmosferica
air pollution
desaparecer
to dissapear
el desastre
disaster
desconectar
to disconnect / to unplug / to switch off
deshacer
to undo
los desperdicios
rubbish / waste
incluso
even
inquietante
worryingl
luchar
to struggle / fight
la medida
measure / means
medioambiental
environmental
el motor
engine
los residuos
waste / rubbish
salvar
to save (a life)
a favor (de)
in favour (of)
la alimentacion
feeding / food / nourishment
la asistencia medica
medical care
asistir a
to attend to
buscar
to look for
contribuir
to contribute
la creecia
belief
la culpa
blame / fault
la enfermedad
illness
en contra
against
estar dispuesto/a a
be prepared to / be ready to
faltar
to be lacking / missing
fresco
fresh
hace(n) falta
to be necessary / to need
la libertad (de pensamiento)
freedom (of thought)
merecer
to deserve
perder
to lose
perezoso/a
lazy
querer
to love
el subsidio de desempleo
unemployment benefit
la vivienda
housing / accomodation
construire
to build
el destrozo
damage / destruction
escoger
to choose
la falta
lack
formar parte de
to be a part of
el/la gamberro/a
hooligan / troublemaker
maltratar
to mistreat
los ninos de la calle
street children
la ONG (organizacion no gubernamental)
NGO (non - governmental organisation
la pobreza
poverty
recoger
to pick up
robar
to steal
el vertedero
rubbish dump / tip
la violencia
violence
violento
violent
acercarse a
to approach
el agujero
hole
la aldea
small village
alejar
to move(something) further away
alejarse de
to move further away from
amenazar
to theaten
arruinar
to ruin
el atasco
traffic jam
el ave
seabird
el calentamiento global
global warming
la capa de ozono
ozone layer
el casco
hull (of a ship)
el centenar
about a hundred
la central electrica
power station
la circulacion
traffic
construir
to constitute / to make up (something)
cortar
to cut (off)
el efecto invernadero
greenhouse effect
extender
to spread / to stretch
frenar
to brake / to put a stop to
el humo
smoke
el huracan
hurricane